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. >>> from syria now, a warning. a blood bath could be imminent. the syrian government is giving protesters a deadline. the details straight ahead on that. >>> checking news headlines overseas now. an earthquake struck southern mexico overnight, centered about 100 miles south of mexico city but still felt in the capital city. officials say the 6.5 magnitude quake killed at least two people and damaged dozens of home and syrian military commanders are warning protesters in the city of holmes to hand in their weapons and stop protesting by monday night or they'll face bombardment. according to an opposition leader, that deadline has not been verified by the syrian government. >>> russia's president promises to look into allegations of election fraud, one day after tens of thousands of russian voters filled public spaces in moscow, furious at what they call a rigged parliamentary election last weekend. >>> some pandas get a taste of the holiday spirit. we have video that's gone viral. you'll understand why. >>> in los angeles no strangers to rolling o
. >>> from syria now, a warning. a blood bath could be imminent. the syrian government is giving protesters a deadline. the details straight ahead on that. >>> checking news headlines overseas now. an earthquake struck southern mexico overnight, centered about 100 miles south of mexico city but still felt in the capital city. officials say the 6.5 magnitude quake killed at least two people and damaged dozens of home and syrian military commanders are warning protesters in the...
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. >>> news overseas now, the conflict in syria shows no sign of ending. the arab league meets again this week desperate for a way to end the bloodshed. these pictures are said to be from today, though cnn can't confirm the authenticity of this video. activists say at least 16 people were killed, but a full-scale assault that may be in the works didn't happen. pro-democracy activists say the military has surrounded the city of homz and fear they could launch that assault at any moment now. >>> an angry message from tens of thousands of protestors in moscow to russian prime minister vladimir putin. today's protests were some of the biggest since the fall of the soviet union. demonstrators ignored the frigid weather to turn out. many believe the last election was rigged in favor of putin's united russia party. the demonstrators want the results thrown out and a new election held. >>> a convicted cop killer's life is spared 30 years after he committed his crime. the prosecution has dropped its pursuit of the death penalty. and get this, the wife of the office
. >>> news overseas now, the conflict in syria shows no sign of ending. the arab league meets again this week desperate for a way to end the bloodshed. these pictures are said to be from today, though cnn can't confirm the authenticity of this video. activists say at least 16 people were killed, but a full-scale assault that may be in the works didn't happen. pro-democracy activists say the military has surrounded the city of homz and fear they could launch that assault at any moment...
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. >>> syria faces new sanctions from the arab league, deadline is passed for syria to allow observers to monitor the response to protests. on sunday alone 22 more demonstrators were killed. le leona is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: we're just waiting to hear from the arab league how they'll progress with their demands. if sanctions go through they're stringent, the types of things they include is a freeze on government assets. a travel ban, ban on weapons shipments, cutting off business with the syrian central bank and government, a very wide range of sanctions and it's in conjunction with similar conjunctions from turkey as well as u.s. and other sanctions in place. we're waiting to hear how they will progress and if they give them any more leeway. >> will these sanctions have any impact, do we know? >> reporter: that's the question that everyone wants 0 know. we are getting some rumblings from the syrian government. over the past weeks we heard from the oil minister who has been speaking saying that they've had to cut back on oil production because of the u.s. and eu sa
. >>> syria faces new sanctions from the arab league, deadline is passed for syria to allow observers to monitor the response to protests. on sunday alone 22 more demonstrators were killed. le leona is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: we're just waiting to hear from the arab league how they'll progress with their demands. if sanctions go through they're stringent, the types of things they include is a freeze on government assets. a travel ban, ban on weapons shipments,...
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or in some cases get into syria at different points of the year. you make the point, to move around in syria you'll need the government minders and what access will they get to truly see what's going on on the ground. >> reporter: absolutely. one member of the advance arab league team that spoke to cnn earlier said they would be going around in syria with syrian security because the syrian government insisted the syrian forces would need to provide them security. so that, again, begs the question, if syrian security is with them, are they going to be taken to the real flash point parts of these towns, of these provinces? we've heard these horrific tales the past few days in cities like homs, in neighborhoods where we're told a massacre is happening. the more activists we speak to, the more we hear words like carnage, continued blood bath. the question is how much can these people do, how effective will they be? we'll only be able to tell in the days and weeks to come. >> mohammed jamjoom, thank you. >>> now this. >> it's a special place because of
or in some cases get into syria at different points of the year. you make the point, to move around in syria you'll need the government minders and what access will they get to truly see what's going on on the ground. >> reporter: absolutely. one member of the advance arab league team that spoke to cnn earlier said they would be going around in syria with syrian security because the syrian government insisted the syrian forces would need to provide them security. so that, again, begs the...
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and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these observers in homs today, not tomorrow. we'll see how it plays out. always appreciate your analysis. >> thank you, hala. >>> a group of south korean citizens are now in north korea. they passed through the did i militaryized zone to pay their respects to kim jong il. a former first lady is leading that group. her husband won a nobel prize for trying to bring peace to the two koreas. the civilian trip did get the go-ahead from seoul, but there's no official cell gagz. -- delegation. >>> back here in the united states, eight days and counting. with the iowa ca
and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these...
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. >>> now look at our top stories in syria. huge crowds turning out in protests across the country again today and the death toll has grown. an activists network reports 13 people died in clashes with security forces. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid-march. two opposition groups have reached a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. it was announced today that kim jong-un has assumed the role as commander. a change in leadership will not mean a change in policy: >>> a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled youngstown. this area has been a center of controversy, cracking, getting natural rock out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> the largest phone provider, verizon, is scrapping the $2 fee for customers to make one-time bill payments. this sparked outrage from the customers having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>> as we close in on the iowa caucus, mitt romney is clearing as the leader they have just two more days to convince iowans t
. >>> now look at our top stories in syria. huge crowds turning out in protests across the country again today and the death toll has grown. an activists network reports 13 people died in clashes with security forces. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid-march. two opposition groups have reached a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. it was announced today that kim jong-un has assumed the role as commander. a change in leadership will...
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break the grip of pain with aspercreme. >>> more violence on the streets of syria. activists say this video posted on youtube shows syrian security forces firing on protesters in a damascus suburb. we can't confirm the authenticity of the video. ash leaders travel through damascus. they tell cnn a permanent team will remain in place. foreign reporters are not allowed into sir yeah one journalist did manage to get inside the flashpoint city of homs. not naming the journalist for his safety, but over the next few days cnn will be showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on snipers targeting anyone who dares to walk in the street. >> reporter: the snipers are on basically every main street. they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who was basically crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me, i have to meet this woman there. this is the mother of a victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to
break the grip of pain with aspercreme. >>> more violence on the streets of syria. activists say this video posted on youtube shows syrian security forces firing on protesters in a damascus suburb. we can't confirm the authenticity of the video. ash leaders travel through damascus. they tell cnn a permanent team will remain in place. foreign reporters are not allowed into sir yeah one journalist did manage to get inside the flashpoint city of homs. not naming the journalist for his...
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just today we were talking in the newsroom about syria. we would not know what is happening inside syria if it is not for twitter, social media, youtube. news reporters are not allowed in. we cannot verify exactly whether the information is authentic, but we see all these videos uprou uploaded to youtube. people are tweeting, getting information out. ordinary people will not stand for repression. they will find ways to organize themselves, they will find ways to tell the world and ask for help. >> it is happening on a very big way. and then you mentioned there is some food. what is the food connection here? >> actually, we -- people were tweeting about food, that doesn't even quiexist in the und states. the mclobster, that was the number one hash tag about food. people kept tweeting about the mclobster that is coming to the united states. >> they wanted it to happen they were wishing. >> they burst their bubble and said, no, it is not going to happen. >> no one knows where that came from, how that got started? >> no. maybe somebody said th
just today we were talking in the newsroom about syria. we would not know what is happening inside syria if it is not for twitter, social media, youtube. news reporters are not allowed in. we cannot verify exactly whether the information is authentic, but we see all these videos uprou uploaded to youtube. people are tweeting, getting information out. ordinary people will not stand for repression. they will find ways to organize themselves, they will find ways to tell the world and ask for help....
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activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be able to do? are they just going to be led around by the nose by the government showing them what they can and cannot see, and will they be able to stop any of this violence? >> reporter: drew, that's the key question. the protocol signed between the arab league and the syrian government stipulated that these monitors would be able to go in, that the syrian government would end the violence, that the military would be withdrawn from cities and towns and that detainees would be released. right now many people in syria are asking how effective the arab league
activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be...
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in his message he called for an end to violence in syria. >>> in west bank town of bethlehem hundreds attended christmas mass. the holy city saw an increase in visitors this year. an estimate 00 thousahundreed 1 >>> six people were killed. the bomber struck during this morning's rush hour. over 30 others were wounded. the attack followed a wave of explosions last week that killed over 70. the group that calls itself anonymous claim they stole the personal information from stratfor, a texas-based firm. clients include apple, the miami police department and u.s. air force. the department of defense told cbs news there had been, quote, no impact on pentagon networks. >>> a christmas tragedy in texas. police say it was murder and suicide and happened after they finished opening presents. our station in dallas-ft. reports. >> reporter: the merriment of the holiday was overshadowed by a horrific crime scene. seven people were found shot to death inside this apartment unit. investigators say the victims include four women and three men and range in age from 18 to early 60s. police believe th
in his message he called for an end to violence in syria. >>> in west bank town of bethlehem hundreds attended christmas mass. the holy city saw an increase in visitors this year. an estimate 00 thousahundreed 1 >>> six people were killed. the bomber struck during this morning's rush hour. over 30 others were wounded. the attack followed a wave of explosions last week that killed over 70. the group that calls itself anonymous claim they stole the personal information from...
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these are tertse terrorists aftr syria. it gives a bad start to the monitoring group to ham o happey with a bombing in d dasmascus. >> images and stories haveoccurs in syria with a tremendous loss of life. >> we a massacre in a smallvill. >> between 60 and 0 100 peoplewy surrounded the town and shelled the town. and apparently this was a village that was harbor being army defectors. and that seems to be what sparked the most horrific incident in this ten month old uprising. we have reports of two mass cures. one of a group of men who were defecting from the army. they were on their way to the turkish border and they were surrounded and this vil villagep in the mountainous part of syria near the border. r > we are beginning to seevide. the electricity if i ther the hn off and the phone comowncation has been down. and we did see videos in the last 24 hours bodies laid out in mosques there. men with name tags it looked like notebook paper taped on to their bodies. and the cell phone camera pans across dozens of bodies from thi
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in syria, no. we have seen u.s. forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's been a series of attempts to take shots at president obama, and at times that has put the republican candidates in paradoxical positions, in the case of newt gingrich, being in favor of intervening in libya a week before he was against intervening in libya. gwen: the president poked back at mitt romney by saying, ask bin laden whether i've been too easy or not. and to take an issue that should be core to most americans, afghanistan. how long are we going to be in afghanistan? what's the strategy going to be? mitt romney has answers, newt has some answers but you haven't seen a fu
in syria, no. we have seen u.s. forces pull out of iraq but stay in afghanistan. we have seen the death of north korean tyrant who has been our enemy for his entire lifetime. do we hear any domestic conversation about it? do these events drive any of the conversation we've been having in 2011? >> not really, gwen. from my standpoint, the most theppointing thing about republican campaign as a foreign policy one is that there really hasn't been a coherent foreign policy debate here. there's...
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an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is pushing back against threats made by iran to close a critical waterway in the persian gulf that carries 15 million barrels of oil every day. iranian officials are furious over a planned oil embargo by the west. in retaliation, they say they will cut off access to the strait of hormuz, where one-third of the world's energy supply isç transported. the state department is downplaying the rhetoric with some analysts suggesting iran would just be crippling its own economy with that move. still, the pentagon not taking the threat lightly. the spokesman there said any interference with the shipping lanes will "not be
an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is...
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. >>> arab league observers are in syria opposition after the syrian army arrived. military forces have pounded the area with artillery for days. there is a brutal crackdown on antigovernment protesters. >>> and the man accused of being paralyzed, the man surrendered to authorities. investigators say the man shot christopher sullivan friday night after an argument over football -- after an argument over football teams. his lawyer claims he was attacked. >> he was attacked, he was invited to a welcome home party. >> the shooting comes after christopher sullivan survived a suicide attack in afghanistan. >>> an indiana man will be in court this morning accused of killing a nine-year-old girl he was baby sitting. mike has been charged with the murder of the girl. she was reported missing on friday, her body was found yesterday. police say the family lived in the same mobile home park and she and her two sisters were staying with him because their mother was sick. they did not say how the girl died. >>> investigators are saying they are certain somebody abducted a missin
. >>> arab league observers are in syria opposition after the syrian army arrived. military forces have pounded the area with artillery for days. there is a brutal crackdown on antigovernment protesters. >>> and the man accused of being paralyzed, the man surrendered to authorities. investigators say the man shot christopher sullivan friday night after an argument over football -- after an argument over football teams. his lawyer claims he was attacked. >> he was...
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syria's behind the accused of finding the real slaughter for peace monitors. one freelance journalist and filmmaker put his life on the line and slipped into the city to get the real story. he is sharing what he found in this cnn exclusive. >> reporter: snipers are basically on every main street. they have check points on both sides. snipers will shoot everybody who is crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. they told me i have to meet this woman. this is the mother of a victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to go out for shopping. >> translator: her brother tried for half an hour to go over the walls and roofs to get to her. but he didn't manage to reach her. finally they managed to pull her away. but it took another half an hour to get her to my house. >> you or i seen where a half hour ago somebody got shot. and 30 minutes later people are crossing very normally the street. me crossing this street, i have been feeling basically, feeling t
syria's behind the accused of finding the real slaughter for peace monitors. one freelance journalist and filmmaker put his life on the line and slipped into the city to get the real story. he is sharing what he found in this cnn exclusive. >> reporter: snipers are basically on every main street. they have check points on both sides. snipers will shoot everybody who is crossing this street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. they told me i have to meet...
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this is video of another recent turmoil that came in the streets of syria. activists are calling the resents violence, quote, an organized massacre. they say troops loyal to president assad fired rockets and bombs into a valley where civilians fled from a village before soldiers moved in. the white house says it is deeply disturbed by the reports. human rights group calls these the bloodiest in the nine-month crackdown against opposition protesters. >>> in iraq this morning a wave of violence killed at least 57 people in the capital. health officials say an additional 200 people were wounded. the coordinated attacks make up the worst violence to hit bagdad in months, coming amid a fresh political crisis in the country where the shia led government is accusing the sunni vice president of running a hit squad to target officials. >>> hundred dreesds of european banks get a massive $639 billion loan in an effort to bring badly needed relief to the struggling financial system. let's take an early look at the markets as we get all up in your business this morning.
this is video of another recent turmoil that came in the streets of syria. activists are calling the resents violence, quote, an organized massacre. they say troops loyal to president assad fired rockets and bombs into a valley where civilians fled from a village before soldiers moved in. the white house says it is deeply disturbed by the reports. human rights group calls these the bloodiest in the nine-month crackdown against opposition protesters. >>> in iraq this morning a wave of...
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the arab spring stretchd into summer and fall with deadly protests persisting in syria and a 8.9 quake unleashed a devastating tsunami and triggered a meltdown at this power plant. a stormy spring in the u.s. meteorologists said there were more than 750 tornados in april alone and hundreds of people were killed. the hardest-hit city was joplin missouri a powerful ef- 5 tornado left 155 people dead, making the john lip twister the deadliest in decades -- joplin twister the deadliest in decades. >>> a new era of royalty began when prince william and kate wed. a team led by navy seals swooped into this compound in pakistan where they said they found osama bin laden. the seals reportedly shot him in the face and he was buried at sea. uncle sam maxed out his credit cards. lawmakers spent much of the summer fighting before openly increasing the government's ability to borrow more money. cruise in and cruise out. >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> as a candidate for president of the united states -- . >> and i am announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >
the arab spring stretchd into summer and fall with deadly protests persisting in syria and a 8.9 quake unleashed a devastating tsunami and triggered a meltdown at this power plant. a stormy spring in the u.s. meteorologists said there were more than 750 tornados in april alone and hundreds of people were killed. the hardest-hit city was joplin missouri a powerful ef- 5 tornado left 155 people dead, making the john lip twister the deadliest in decades -- joplin twister the deadliest in decades....
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syria is a country of grieving family. this many told us his 21-year-old son was shot by security forces while attending a demonstration. despite the risks, he took his son to a government hospital. "they didn't even let us in," he told us. "they said they wouldn't take injured civilians." he said his son bled to death. "he was just a normal young man, very quiet, very obedient." ( crying ) he was very loved. >> reporter: across the city, we saw signs of a different kind of suffering. syria's economy has been crippled by tough sanctions. basic necessities are scarce. people line up for cooking gas. so we've just had another blackout. now, the government has been keen to stress all along that here in damascus life goes on as normal, but certainly since i've been hereto last few days, electricity has been in and out. abu ahmed has no doubts about what would if the government discovered his stockpile. they would kill me, he said, simply. but he says that he is ready to die for his cause. he showed us a video on his cell phone
syria is a country of grieving family. this many told us his 21-year-old son was shot by security forces while attending a demonstration. despite the risks, he took his son to a government hospital. "they didn't even let us in," he told us. "they said they wouldn't take injured civilians." he said his son bled to death. "he was just a normal young man, very quiet, very obedient." ( crying ) he was very loved. >> reporter: across the city, we saw signs of a...
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hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines register took a look at it and keep in mind, television isn't expensive out here in iowa, not a lot of major markets to drive up the price, but that he spent the most, 3 million dollars and it's difficult not to see his ads out on the air. his campaign says the ads where he talks about his faith and talks about what he describes as the president's quote, war on religion, end quote or when he talks about congress and the need to cut them down to a part-time job, those get a good response, at least that's what the perry camp said. >> he's obviously trying to reach out to the evangelicals and electorate out there in
hundreds flooding the streets in syria, and the show of defiance in spite of the presence of arab league monit monitors. monitors. >> all right. let's talk politics, texas governor rick perry raising millions in his race for the white house, but with the first major contest in iowa just days away now, he's still trailing in the polls. and steve brown live from fort dodge, iowa. steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number. the des moines...
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let's speak about syria now. a group of fact finders is now on the ground in syria to see if the government to see if the government has ended its crackdown among protesters. before the group arrived, sources we spoke to say that military forces left their positions and thousands of protesters rallied against the regime once again. just today, an opposition group reports four people kills in homs. 13 throughout the country. mohammed jamjoom is in cairo monitoring developments in sierra. so, these arab monitors, these arab league monitors, made it to homs and other cities. are they still there or have they left? >> we're trying to find out if they've left. ea earlier, we spoke to arab league observers. they said they were there, that had been given unfettered access, they were meeting with demonstrators there, that they were calling on anybody in homs, they wants to speak to them. we saw a video emerging on websites purporting to show members of this delegation inside homs meeting with people. one video purported
let's speak about syria now. a group of fact finders is now on the ground in syria to see if the government to see if the government has ended its crackdown among protesters. before the group arrived, sources we spoke to say that military forces left their positions and thousands of protesters rallied against the regime once again. just today, an opposition group reports four people kills in homs. 13 throughout the country. mohammed jamjoom is in cairo monitoring developments in sierra. so,...
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we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody crackdown, but have had to postpone trips today to three cities for logistical reasons. this video here is said to show syrian forces spraying water cannons at protesters in hama tuesday but cnn cannot independently confirm if it is how then tick. mohammed jamjoun joins us from cairo. what are you hearing? >> reporter: natalie the activists are concerned that even though the arab league monitors are finally there, at least one of the flash points so far where the crackdown has been going on, they're not being given free reign by government minders to see what they need to see. we just have seen new video
we look forward to seeing them. >>> violence amid cries for help from people in syria. we're live with videos of brutal crackdowns on protesters there. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ >>> arab league monitors are in syria for a second day to see if the government is ending its bloody...
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it recognizes protesters from the uprisings in egypt, syria and other arab countries to the occupy wall street campers in the united states and other countries. one occupy protester at uc berkeley welcomes the recognition. >> 2011 will be known as the year of the uprising from you know cairo and new york and beyond. i say it is totally appropriate, and i say let's make 2012 the year we win. >> reporter: and the time editors say they realize that every situation is not the same. they say others fight for economic inequality. and time magazine says no matter the cause, the protesters forced the government and the ruling elite to pay attention to the situation. >>> and making the protester the person of the year, one wrote, nothing this year will have as much impact on our globe as the actions of all the individuals who have stood in protests, whatever their cause. this person offered another position, are you kidding me? time to cancel the subscription. time to stop giving them the attention. tell us what you think on facebook. >>> and the president says he doesn't allow his girls on face
it recognizes protesters from the uprisings in egypt, syria and other arab countries to the occupy wall street campers in the united states and other countries. one occupy protester at uc berkeley welcomes the recognition. >> 2011 will be known as the year of the uprising from you know cairo and new york and beyond. i say it is totally appropriate, and i say let's make 2012 the year we win. >> reporter: and the time editors say they realize that every situation is not the same. they...
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foreign reporters are not allow und ed into syria. one journalist did not get in. >>> over the next few days, cnn is showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on government snipers. >> the snipers are on basically every main street they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who is basically crossing the street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me i have to meet this woman. this is the mother of the victim who got shot when she was pregnant in the seventh month. it was during the morning when she wants to go out for shopping. >> translator: her brother tried for half an hour to go over the walls and roofs to get to her. he didn't manage to reach her. finally they managed to pull her away, but it took another half an hour to get her to my house. >> you arrive at the situation, you arrive at the scene where half an hour ago somebody got shot and 30 minutes later people are crossing very normally the street. me, crossing the street, i've be
foreign reporters are not allow und ed into syria. one journalist did not get in. >>> over the next few days, cnn is showcasing his remarkable stories. here is his first report on government snipers. >> the snipers are on basically every main street they have checkpoints on both sides. snipers would shoot everybody who is basically crossing the street between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 in the morning. this is an unofficial curfew. the activists told me i have to meet this woman. this is...
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. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this country, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled ohio near the urban centers of youngstown and warren. this same area has been the center of a lot of controversy over fracking, a method of getting natural gas out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> and customers complained and verizon listened. the country's largest mobile phone provider is scrapping its $2 fee for customers to make a one-time bill payment. the movement sparked outrage from thousands of verizon customers for having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>>
. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this...
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they say al qaeda does not exist in syria. they suggest that it's awfully convenient the timing of this, that it really fits a narrative that he's trying to give to the world that he is battling terrorism in his country when, in fact, he is just implementing a brutal crackdown against his peaceful -- against the peaceful protesters in that country that are demanding he step aside. kyra? >> so are there still protests going on right now? >> reporter: according to the opposition figures we speak with, there are many demonstrations going on across syria today. many villages, many cities. in fact, i want to point your attention to some video. we found amateur video. we can't authenticate this video. it purports to show the town idlib where there are activists that are upset about the arab league having come into syria. they don't trust them. they don't think that these team members will be able to cease the violence there and they have huge banners even in english. this is a direct message to the international community. one reads
they say al qaeda does not exist in syria. they suggest that it's awfully convenient the timing of this, that it really fits a narrative that he's trying to give to the world that he is battling terrorism in his country when, in fact, he is just implementing a brutal crackdown against his peaceful -- against the peaceful protesters in that country that are demanding he step aside. kyra? >> so are there still protests going on right now? >> reporter: according to the opposition...
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. >>> now look at our top stories in syria. huge crowds turning out in protests across the country again today and the death toll has grown. an activists network reports 13 people died in clashes with security forces. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid-march. two opposition groups have reached a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. it was announced today that kim jong-un has assumed the role as commander. a change in leadership will not mean a change in policy: >>> a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled youngstown. this area has been a center of controversy, cracking, getting natural rock out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> the largest phone provider, verizon, is scrapping the $2 fee for customers to make one-time bill payments. this sparked outrage from the customers having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>> as we close in on the iowa caucus, mitt romney is clearing as the leader they have just two more days to convince iowans t
. >>> now look at our top stories in syria. huge crowds turning out in protests across the country again today and the death toll has grown. an activists network reports 13 people died in clashes with security forces. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid-march. two opposition groups have reached a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. it was announced today that kim jong-un has assumed the role as commander. a change in leadership will...
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. >>> and another vie leapt crackdown in syria. in the last 24 hours, more than 40 people killed, most in the city of hom, who has been called the capital of the revolution. today, the streets were filled with tens of thousands of protesters, calling for the execution of president bashar al assad. as outside observers from other arab countries are now in the streets, monitoring the situation, activists, armed with video cameras, are trying to send their messages out to the world. and here's abc's kelly cobiella. >> reporter: the videos, taken by ordinary citizens at great risk, show government tanks, blood on the streets, syrians mourning their dead. activists say they're proof the syrian government is killing its own people, in spite of its denials. when cameras caught this, locals begging for help. there are thousands of clips on youtube, and entire channels devoted to the uprising. and all they are using is this. the simple act of holding up a cell phone and taking video in syria is quite risky. >> it's like committing suicide.
. >>> and another vie leapt crackdown in syria. in the last 24 hours, more than 40 people killed, most in the city of hom, who has been called the capital of the revolution. today, the streets were filled with tens of thousands of protesters, calling for the execution of president bashar al assad. as outside observers from other arab countries are now in the streets, monitoring the situation, activists, armed with video cameras, are trying to send their messages out to the world. and...
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. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the government forces were doing to the people, i defected. >>> they say there will be no change in policy despite the death of kim jong il now replaced by his son. the state-run news agency put out a statement saying north koreans are insulted south korea didn't allow more people to attend kim's funeral. it says, the tears they shed will turn into a, quote, roar of revenge. >>> police in egypt stormed the offices of ten human rights and pro-democracy groups, some of which are u.s. funded. they took computers, other he electronics. the egyptian prosecutor's office says it's par
. >>> crowds defy danger and took to the streets in syria today. opposition groups call the rallies the crawl to freedom square. they urge demonstrators to defy sniper attacks to make their way to public gathering places. the opposition says 32 people were killed by security forces today. the uprising has prompted some soldiers to defect. >> translator: we got the orders in the army that went against my oath as a soldier. i had sworn to protect civilians, but when i saw what the...
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will syria comply? >> reporter: it does not look like the syrian government is in any mood to cooperate or negotiate. in the meantime, we're seeing a disturbing transformation of the syrian opposition movement that started out last march, marching peacefully, calling for change and turning increasingly into an armed movement. look at this incredible video that we believe was shot within the last couple of days. look in your lower right hand corner. there's a mansweeping up debris on a largely empty st. an armed personnel carrier up the road. the walks back in the shot carrying a rocket propelled grenade launcher and fires it with incredible accuracy at that armor personnel carrier, showing some degree of training, real sophistication there. we're seeing in other cities across syria, particularly in the northwest, other armed groups of rebels, many defectors from the syrian military and taken up arms and engaged in clashes with the syrian civilian forces, something we did not see five, six months ago. it
will syria comply? >> reporter: it does not look like the syrian government is in any mood to cooperate or negotiate. in the meantime, we're seeing a disturbing transformation of the syrian opposition movement that started out last march, marching peacefully, calling for change and turning increasingly into an armed movement. look at this incredible video that we believe was shot within the last couple of days. look in your lower right hand corner. there's a mansweeping up debris on a...